Plains in J&K and Ladakh are whipped by icy winds

Srinagar : Wednesday, December 8, 2008: Cold wave continued across Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh as icy winds from the snow-clad mountains whipped the plains of the two union territoriesOfficials from the Meteorological department (MeT), stated that Wednesdays minimum temperature was still below freezing in the valley and Ladakh region.